NGC 4544
| Galaxy NGC 4544 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 35 m 36.6 s |
| declination | + 03 ° 02 ′ 04 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB0 / a? / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.0 'x 0.6' |
| Position angle | 161 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster Messier 49 group NGC 4343 group NGC 4636 group LGG 292 |
| Redshift | 0.003849 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 1154 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(48 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (14.7 ± 1.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Edward Swift |
| Discovery date | April 27, 1887 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4544 • UGC 7756 • PGC 41958 • CGCG 042-168 • MCG + 01-32-110 • IRAS 12331 + 0317 • 2MASX J12353660 + 0302043 • VCC 1624 • NSA 14212 • LDCE 904 NED194 • EVCC 920 | |
NGC 4544 is a lenticular galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 48 million light years from the Milky Way and about 35,000 light years in diameter. It is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 1624 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4527 , NGC 4533 , NGC 4538 , IC 3474 .
The object was discovered by Edward D. Swift on April 27, 1887 .